In the original version of this article [1], published on 12 September 2017, the explanation of a and b in the footnote of Table 2 were switched during typesetting. In this Correction Table 2, the incorrect and correct version of its footnote are shown. The affected part of the footnote is marked in italics. The original publication of this article has been corrected.

Table 2

Odds ratios of low or high plasma potassium associated with baseline patient characteristics – Multinomial logistic regression using patients with plasma potassium of 4–5 mmol/L as the reference group

Plasma potassium (mmol/L)

<4

>5

Age (per year)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.98 (0.96–0.99)

Women vs men

1.49 (1.16–1.90)

0.47 (0.30–0.72)

Sub-Saharan vs other ethnicity

1.35 (0.99–1.83)

1.15 (0.66–1.99)

mGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

<15

0.11 (0.05–0.23)

29.65 (10.87–80.88)

15–30

0.26 (0.18–0.38)

13.58 (5.71–32.3)

30–45

0.47 (0.34–0.63)

5.70 (2.42–13.45)

45–60

0.67 (0.49–0.90)

2.70 (1.07–6.85)

>60

1

1

BMI

<19

1.46 (0.83–2.59)

1.49 (0.65–3.43)

19–25

1

1

25–30

0.85 (0.66–1.10)

0.78 (0.51–1.20)

>30

0.78 (0.57–1.07)

1.05 (0.65–1.73)

Smoking status

Never smoked

1

1

Former smoker

0.85 (0.66–1.11)

1.02 (0.67–1.54)

Active smoker

0.76 (0.54–1.06)

1.66 (1.03–2.67)

Mean blood pressure (per mmHg)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

Cardio-vascular history

0.63 (0.46–0.88)

0.81 (0.51–1.28)

ACR (mg/mmol)

<3

1

1

3–30

1.07 (0.82–1.40)

1.25 (0.76–2.08)

>30

0.80 (0.59–1.10)

1.13 (0.67–1.90)

Diabetes

0.86 (0.66–1.13)

1.56 (1.04–2.34)

Urine potassium

0.99 (0.99–1.00)

1.01 (1.00–1.01)

Serum albumin

≥35

1

1

<35

1.23 (0.87–1.74)

1.23 (0.76–1.98)

Serum potassium increasing drugsa

0.58 (0.44–0.78)

2.50 (1.17–5.35)

Serum potassium-lowering drugsb

1.70 (1.33–2.17)

1.01 (0.69–1.49)

aloop or thiazide diuretic, kayexalate or bicarbonatesbACEi or ARBs or potassium-sparing diuretics

Notes

Declarations

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